The Owner Built Homestead - Chapter 4: Water Management

Soil and water are intimately related, and modern methods of using them treat both very poorly. In this chapter of his book, Ken Kern discusses a less destructive and wasteful approach to water management.

The conventional (i.e. USDA) method of irrigation and water management is wasteful.

ILLUSTRATION: USDA

Table shows the effects of irrigation on crop yields.

KEN KERN

Table shows types of soil irrigation and their effects on the land.

KEN KERN

Plan for building a small farm or homestead pond.

KEN KERN

Map of aquifers in the U.S.

Ken Kern

Tables and illustration show water infiltration depths for clay, loam, and sandy soil.

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